Overview

• In a Sunday night Truth Social post, President Donald Trump urged ABC News to fire contributor Donna Brazile and said the network should "pay me more" after her criticism of him on This Week.
• Trump asserted that ABC "paid me $16,000,000" for inaccurate reporting, while coverage of the settlement lists $15 million toward his presidential library, $1 million in legal fees, and a public apology.
• Brazile on This Week called the withdrawal of Secret Service protection for Kamala Harris "petty" and "vindictive" and criticized Trump's tariffs and rising prices.
• The ABC settlement stemmed from George Stephanopoulos inaccurately saying Trump was "found liable for rape" in the E. Jean Carroll case; a 2023 civil verdict found him liable for sexual abuse and defamation.
• Trump has recently labeled ABC and NBC "the most biased" networks and suggested the FCC revoke their licenses, while ABC has not announced changes involving Brazile or new payments.